Recipes: Kölsch

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Style Profile based on 1,594 recipes

OG

1.049

FG

1.011

IBU

23

ABV

5.0%

BU:GU

0.48

Hops

3.5 g/L

Grain Bill Composition

  • 93% Base
  • 9% Toast
  • 5% Crystal
  • 5% Roast
  • 3% Acid

Median % of grist by malt category

Common Hops

  • 18% Tettnanger
  • 18% Hallertau Mittelfrüh
  • 13% Samba
  • 10% Hallertauer Hersbrucker
  • 9% Hallertau Taurus
  • 8% Magnum (GR)
  • 8% Perle (GR)
  • 6% Saaz (CZ)
  • 5% Hallertau (US)
  • 5% Select Spalt

% of Kölsch recipes using each hop

Common Fermentables

  • 18% Pilsner (2 Row) Ger
  • 15% German - Pilsner
  • 10% Vienna Malt
  • 8% American - Pilsner
  • 8% German - Vienna
  • 7% Munich Malt
  • 6% Cara-Pils/Dextrine
  • 6% German - Acidulated Malt
  • 5% Wheat Malt, Ger
  • 5% Weyermann - Pilsner

Colour = malt category · bar = % of recipes

Common Yeasts

  • 17% Kolsch Yeast (2565) Wyeast Labs
  • 13% German Ale/Kolsch (WLP029) White Labs
  • 11% German Ale II (WLP003) White Labs
  • 10% SafAle German Ale (K-97) Fermentis
  • 6% Safale American (US-05) Fermentis
  • 4% Dieter (G03) Imperial Yeast
  • 3% Kolsch II (OYL-044) Omega
  • 2% German Ale (1007) Wyeast Labs
  • 1% SafAle English Ale (S-04) Fermentis
  • 1% Kolsch II (2575) Wyeast Labs

% of Kölsch recipes using each strain

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